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Winter is over and the warm weather beckons, but are your joints ready for a seasonal jump back into activity?. It’s quite common for many of us during winter to go into hibernation mode, and it usually comes with a dramatic reduction of exercise compared to the warmer months.

Dr Michael Devadas is a Master Surgeon in Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery. He shares his extensive knowledge and experience to answer some of the most common questions asked about obesity and weight loss surgery.

At Norwest Private Hospital, we’re adding endoscopic spine surgery to our suite of leading orthopaedic procedures. Here are five things you need to know about this state-of-the-art surgical technique for managing conditions of the spine.

As part of Endometriosis Awareness Month, we asked Dr Yogesh Nikam, Specialist Gynaecological Surgeon and Robotic Surgeon at Norwest Private Hospital to answer some frequently asked questions about endometriosis.

We asked Dr Gavin Sandercoe, FRACS, Plastic & Cosmetic Surgeon at Norwest Private Hospital to answer some common questions about taking care of our skin and sun protection.

February is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month so we asked Mel Grady, Day Chemotherapy and Infusional Centre Manager at Norwest Private Hospital what we need to know about Ovarian Cancer.

As an emerging aboriginal artist Karen Lee’s work stood out when the search for an indigenous artist commenced. Particularly appealing for Norwest was how Karen is influenced aesthetically and conceptually by the local environment, history and memories of the area. Karen always aims to create artworks that are vibrant with aesthetic beauty which are underpinned with meaning and stories of the connection between the past, present, environment, people and cultures. Karen Lee is a Wiradjuri woman from NSW who has lived and worked in Darug country for over 40 years.

“These days, the transcatheter approach to valve replacement has been studied significantly. We’ve shown that in high, intermediate and inoperable risk, that a transfemoral TAVI can be better than open heart surgery.” For David, the best thing about having a TAVI is that you don’t have to have open heart surgery, and you have a quicker recovery.

Norwest Private Hospital is encouraging Sydney Northwest residents not to neglect their own health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Suzanne Hall, General Manager said “Australians have done an outstanding job in maintaining social distancing and dramatically reducing the spread of COVID-19, but warned that it is still vital that people seek medical advice and treatment should a health concern arise.”